Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-18
The FIELD LECTURE.
Miss Kate Field Entertains a Large
Audience at the Opera House
Last Evening.
The Mormon Monster Shown Up Be.
fore Those Who Can Thoroughly
Appreciate the Facts.
Resolutions Of Gratitude Passed by
the Audience-A General Hand
Shake at the Close.

LAiC llAiAuCNAts klCoO tllCAC anu EaAASAg
Of the Walker Opera House were we'll
filled last evening with an audience in
GLIDING many OF Salt Lakes most promi-
nent citizens, who assembled to hear the
long anticipated lecture on the Mormon
delivered by Miss Kate Field.
On one side of the stage dozen chairs
were occupied by delegation of the
Woman's Relief Corps, while ON the
other as many more were filled by
prominent citizens and GranG Army
men. The proscenium boxes and stalls
we're occupied by prominent Off
Gals and throughout the audience
there was sprinkling of we'll
known faces. The attendance
OF ladies was quite large and added much
to the enjoyment Of the audience.
In the middle OF the stage was hand
some table laden with floral beauty, and
it was by this that Miss Field stood as
she delivered her interesting lecture.
Shortly after o'clock Miss Field was ac-
companied TO the front of the stage by
General Murray, who in neat little
speech introduced the lady to her audi
ence.
HER RECEPTION
Was a most fattering one and the thun-
ders Of applause which elected her must
have been music TO her ears.
Miss Field began by saving that I'M
der ordinary circumstances nothing could
induce her to address a Salt Lake audience
on the subject of Mormonism, but mas
much as the Saints had accused her OF
lying, she felt it her duty 10 the loyal
people of Utah to show them Just what
she had been saying to her Eastern au-
diences on the subject.
ut will be interesting to note" says the
Mormon morning organ, whether Miss Field
will have the sublime nerve to include these
things in her lecture here-or will it turn
out that she has two versions of it, one for
use in the East, the other to be pulled from
her Trunk only when she visits Salt Lake"
"My lecture shall be the same here as
elsewhere" said the lady, and she then
assured the audience that she would add
to it rather than take from it, and even
then she would expect to be condemned
bv loyalists for being so mild, but asked
them to remember that her lecture was
prepared for less sultry chimes.
The lady told many interesting things
about the theoretical and practical part
OF polygamy, showing the vast difference
between the two, and remarking that
there were more theories" to the square
inch in Utah than in any other country
on the face of the earth. She referred
to the fact that only the good" men OF the
church were allowed to take more than
one wife, and said that as nearly all the
women are good she supposed the dad
men must be shut out while all the good
women are divided up among the few
sermons of Brigham Young and Hebel
c. Kimball, to show that her statements
in regard to the disloyalty of the Nor
mons were all that she claimed for them
The lady sang the "Du Dab" hymn
which the Herald thought she would
omit, and it was warmly received. She
then went on to produce the proofs of the
fact that this was sung by the Saints in
their Tabernacle in the Johnston army
days.
/ A tribute to Judge Zane and Messrs
! Dickson, Varian and Mckay, was warm
] ly seconded by the audience in an enthu
siastc round of applause. Her reference
to the action of the Democratic House or
! the Edmunds-Tucker bill was also wei
received She said that the bill had beer
/ spoiled by a misguided House, but added
| that out of its ilnperfection springs thu
greatest hope, and expressed the belle
! that it was a leader to better things il
! the future.
The lady next delivered an eloquen
appeal to the loyal people of Utah-Dem
ocrats and Republicans-to keep up thu
fight until the common foe is downed
/ She spoke hopefully of the near future o
Utah and pointed out the way for tn,
deliverance, showing it to be by persist
ent efforts at the polls.
The complimentary allusion to Gov
ernor Murray's refusal to sign George Q
Cannon's certificate Of election was re
ceived with great enthusiasm. The lady
closed her lecture with the words: 81
you Gentiles do your duty, the SUI
Of prosperity is sure to rise on Utah."
After the final bow the applause wa
loud and extended and as soon as it haC
/ ceased the Rev. Mr.. McNeice read tn,
following resolutions, which wer,
unanimously passed.
WHEREAS, One of the main reasons for tn
! failure of the American people to give Il
/ this Territory that free American govern
ment which is granted in other Territories
/ is the lack of definite information concern
! ing the despotic and anti-American rule o
/ the priesthood which prevails here; and,
/ WHEREAS, Miss Field has done as much a
any one person to set before the public
clear idea of the social and civil abuse
which stand in the way of a republican form
of government in Utah; therefore,
RESOLVED /, That as American citizens re
siding in Utah, we hereby express our CRATE
full obligation to Miss Field for her ener
retic and most successful efforts to inform
the public of the gross civil abuses that ar
the direct result of the rule of the prlesthoot
in Utah, and also of her efforts to secure TO
Utah that free American government whicl
is granted to the other Territories.
ReSoIred 2, That Miss Fields statement
in regard to the immortality and disloyalt
of the priesthood are more than warrante
by the facts.
Miss Field remained on the stage TO
some time, shaking hands with old ant
Z now friends. and giving all 4 chance 4